From the recording What They Say Ain't True
Lyrics by Kent Nickerson
Music and arrangement by Kent Nickerson, Josh Flenniken, Pierre Lefebvre, and Chris Russell
Josh Flenniken: Guitar and Vocals
Pierre Lefebvre: Bass
Kent Nickerson: Lead Vocals and Guitar
Chris Russell: Drums, Percussion, and Vocals
Recorded at Nightsound Studios | Carrboro, NC
with Glenn Schwartz, Chris Wimberley, and Kei Mizobuchi
Mixed and Mastered by Bob Giovannetti at Crystal Pig Recording Studios | Alpha, NJ
Lyrics
I’ve got something to say, and god damn, I’m gonna say it
Cause daddy always told me “Take the hand you got and play it”
And I don’t really care if my fact is mostly fiction
Cause it’s as much a part of me as what momma’s cookin’ in the kitchen
So when I raise my voice, I raise it with contempt
For all the “better angels” who kowtow and repent
And I don’t really care about a little rat put in a cage
I’ll kick them like the dogs they are just to satisfy my rage
And I’ve got freedom all to myself. It was made for me and mine and no one else
I keep freedom all to myself, it was made for me and mine and no one else
Some have heavy hearts as tears run down their cheeks
praying that a merciful and just god loves the weak
But I have never cared much for anyone but myself
So I have never heard the sound a heart makes when it melts
And I’ve got freedom all to myself. It was made for me and mine and no one else
I keep freedom all to myself, it was made for me and mine and no one else
And I’ll believe anything if you dangle it by a string
I will kick and I will scream, hold my breath like a little baby
There’s only so much room at the table where we eat
And there’s a million beggars begging for scraps at our feet
But we don’t even hear all the empty belly cries
Cause kings like us don’t ever look the Dalit in the eye
And I’ve got freedom all to myself. It was made for me and mine and no one else
I keep freedom all to myself, it was made for me and mine and no one else